Anson
EATON
Born
14 December 1803
,
Brantford, Brant, Upper Canada
Died
26 August 1888
,
Hespeler, Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Born: 14 December 1803 in Brantford, Brant, Upper Canada
Father:
John Edwin EATON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Anson married Loruhamah SUTTON abt. 1828 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Loruhamah SUTTON was born 9 March 1810 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Loruhamah died 7 September 1903 in Hespeler, Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Loruhamah was the child of Samuel SUTTON and Elizabeth SLATER.
Anson EATON died 26 August 1888 in Hespeler, Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Anson EATON
Anson EATON married 
Loruhamah SUTTON
Marriage date: abt. 1828
Marriage place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Loruhamah SUTTON was the child of Samuel SUTTON and Elizabeth SLATER
Loruhamah SUTTONMarriage date: abt. 1828
Marriage place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Loruhamah SUTTON was the child of Samuel SUTTON and Elizabeth SLATER
Children of Anson EATON and Loruhamah SUTTON
Laura Louisa EATONBorn: 22 September 1841, Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada West
Died: 3 November 1932, Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Died: 3 November 1932, Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Married: John Simcoe WASHBURN 11 September 1863 Place: , Ontario, Canada
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Birth — 180314 December 1803
Brantford, Brant, Upper Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Birth of ChildLaura Louisa EATON was born 22 September 1841, Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Anson was 37 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1863 Marriage of ChildLaura Louisa EATON married 11 September 1863, , Ontario, Canada to John Simcoe WASHBURN
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Death — 188826 August 1888
Hespeler, Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
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